emergency measures were announced due to the pandemic.The agency says 11,200 jobs were added to the region in the month of July, a staggering increase from June, when the region saw 2,700 jobs lost.The data also shows 6,100 people were added to the labour force for the month of July as well as 5,000 fewer people claimed unemployment.
Canada added another 419K jobs in July: Statistics Canada The participation rate for the London-St. Thomas region also increased to 60 per cent in July, up from 58.7 per cent in June.
This month’s participation rate is the highest showing since the pandemic measures took effect.Nationally, Statistics Canada is showing Canada following a similar trend, as the unemployment rate dipped to 10.9 per cent in July.